Dr Petrus Stone completes 200 DLIF procedures
Direct Lateral Interbody Fusion, or DLIF, is a surgical procedure for treating the symptoms of degenerative disc disease. Having recently performed his 200th procedure, Dr Petrus Stone at Mediclinic Bloemfontein is regarded as the area’s leading expert in this minimally invasive surgery.
Revolutionary Procedure Promises to Offer Amputees New Freedom of Movement
The advantages of osseointegration implant surgery were showcased by surgeons from the Division of Orthopaedics at Stellenbosch University and the Institute of Orthopaedics and Rheumatology – currently being set up at Mediclinic Stellenbosch.
Breast cancer: the benefits of neo-adjuvant therapy
Treating the behaviour of breast tumours with neo-adjuvant systemic therapy – a first step therapy to shrink a tumour before the main treatment (usually surgery) – is replacing the old-school approach of cutting first and asking questions later.
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